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title: "District Grants Guide"
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description: "Learn about District Grants for funding humanitarian projects, scholarships, and community initiatives aligned with Rotary's objectives. Apply today!"
updated: 2025-04-29T09:41:36Z
published: 2025-04-29T09:41:36Z
canonical: "docs.rotary-polaris.ch/district-grants-guide"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rotary-polaris.ch/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# District Grants Guide

### What is a District Grant?

District grants are funding resources from the Rotary Foundation for short-term projects that address local or global needs. They allow clubs and districts to support initiatives flexibly and purposefully, aligning with Rotary's objectives.

### For which projects can a district grant be used?

District grants can be used for a variety of activities, including:

- Humanitarian projects such as disaster relief or reconstruction.
- Scholarships at all educational levels.
- Youth programs, including RYLA, Rotaract, or youth exchange.
- Vocational training teams that impart or receive specialist knowledge.
- Community projects such as community mapping or renovations.

### Most important requirements

- The district must qualify for district grants.
- The application must be submitted on time and contain detailed information about the project.
- The planned activities must not contain any political or religious support.
- Compliance with Rotary's privacy, security, and sustainability policies is mandatory.

### Key steps for applying

- [Project planning](/polaris/docs/grant-project-process): Identification and analysis of needs through a community inventory.
- Application submission: Submit your application online through the Grant Center by the specified deadline.
- Approval: Review by district committee and Rotary Foundation.
- Implementation: Implementation of the project according to the approved plan.
- Reporting: Submission of a final report within 12 months of project completion.

### Structure of an application

- Project description: objectives, planned measures and expected benefits.
- Budget plan: Detailed breakdown of costs and funding.
- Sustainability: Long-term impact and local support for the project.
- Schedule: start and end dates and milestones.
- Participants: Information about sponsors, clubs and partner organizations.

> [!NOTE]
> KARLI … AI-POWERED APPLICATION
> 
> Utilize the AI-powered platform "**Karli**" at [https://grants.rotary.at](https://grants.rotary.at) for the quick and easy creation of a grant application. Summarize your project idea in a few words, and Karli will generate the corresponding application for you. Missing details will be indicated by placeholders, and additional information and templates will be provided.

> [!TIP]
> NOTE
> 
> This content was created by a project group in District 1920 (Austria). Questions and suggestions: [Eckehard Bauer](mailto:eckehard.bauer.d1920@rotary.at), RC Freistadt, District 1920

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